Hour 6: Discussion on Synesius of Cyrene, Homer, and Pico della Mirandola

This captivating session will explore the intricate ways in which Synesius of Cyrene, Homer, and Pico della Mirandola have shaped our understanding of human thought and governance, illuminating the timeless connections between their ideas and contemporary leadership practices.Don't miss this opportunity to deepen your appreciation for the philosophical traditions that have informed leadership across the ages.

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Meet your instructor

Achilleas A. Stamatiadis holds a BA in Government, History, and International Affairs from Northeastern University. He is a Harvard GSAS program alumnus having spent a research year in Cambridge, Mass and holds an MA in Comparative literature, Ancient Philosophy and Leadership from the University of Chicago.

A section of his MA thesis on ‘Heavenly and Terrestrial manifestations of Aphrodite from Pre-Socratic to Victorian times’ was published by University of Pennsylvania’s ‘Discentes’ journal and can also be traced via The Library of Congress online catalogue. He is currently a PhD candidate focusing on Humanistic Leadership and World Human Values at UoA.

He is a full-time Mentor at The Trebuchet Convisero Consortium of Tufts University’s Institute for Global Leadership.

In 2023, backed by a team of academics and executives, he established the Faros Leadership Initiative to advance Research on models of Humanistic Leadership, Renaissance Studies, and the revival of Civic Consciousness inspired by Virtue Ethics. As both a practitioner and researcher, he strongly feels that the Humanities have a lot to teach us about World Human Values and aspires to call himself a Humanist via the daily application of such values, in both words and deeds.

FAQs

  • In 2023, backed by a team of academics and executives, Faros Educational Initiative was established to advance Research on models of Humanistic Leadership, Renaissance Studies, and the revival of Civic Consciousness inspired by Virtue Ethics.

  • At Present all of our lectures are conducted in Greek. However subtitles will soon be available to make our Lecture material open to a wider audience .

  • No prior knowledge of the subject matter is required . You may simply pick and choose whichever lecture may seem most interesting to you, purchase it and attend right away.

  • Yes of course you can. Please send me a request via our Faros communication thread and I will make sure to plan a private 1:1 online Mentoring Zoom session with you in due course.